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Social and Psychological Determinants of Levels of Engagement With an Online Breast Cancer Support Group: Posters, Lurkers, and Nonusers

Jeong Yeob Han Department of Telecommunications, Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, and Center for Health and Risk Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jung-Hyun Kim School of Communication Studies, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA
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Hye Jin Yoon Temerlin Advertising Institute, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Minsun Shim Department of Speech Communication, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Fiona M. McTavish Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, University of Madison–Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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David H. Gustafson Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research, University of Madison–Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Pages 356-371 | Published online: 15 Nov 2011

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